News
The statue representing justice looks out from the Supreme Court of Canada over the Parliamentary precinct in Ottawa on Thursday March 25, 2021. Canada’s top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Alberta’s top court reduces parole ineligibilities in 3 multiple murder cases

The move follows Supreme Court ruling on parole eligibility

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Indigenous conservation Canada’s way of the future environmentalism

There are now about 80 Indigenous protected areas in Canada

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Video
Abbotsford’s Keeping Road is the subject of a paranormal investigation by a YouTube channel. (YouTube photo)

VIDEO: Is this B.C. road one of Canada’s most haunted?

The artwork on the Wolf Tower was designed by Tseshaht artist Willard Gallic Jr. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

100 years later, First Nations wolf ritual shakes off its chains on B.C. waterfront

A goat rescue near St. Mary Lake, Kimberley.(Screenshot)

VIDEO: Visiting tourists rescue baby mountain goat stuck between rocks in Kimberley

Oil portraitist Zann Hemphill with her painting of a dog named Dexter. (Zann Hemphill/Paws by Zann photo).

VIDEO: Vancouver Island painter makes classic oil paintings to celebrate pets

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Podcasts
Stu MacInnis is a registered health care assistant and shares his perspective on health care - and a few other things - on social media, particularly TikTok.

PODCAST: B.C. man breathes life into long-term care on social media

Dr. Bonnie Henry. (Submitted Photo)

PODCAST: Dr. Bonnie Henry discusses COVID-19 and what’s next for B.C.

Kirk McLean. (BC Sports Hall of Fame Photo)

PODCAST: Bob Marjanovich talks with Canucks goaltending legend Kirk McLean

Longtime B.C. sports media personality Bob Marjanovich will present his podcasts via Black Press media. (Submitted art)

B.C. sports media legend ‘The Moj’ joins Black Press Media’s podcast team

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Opinion
People contribute to a hand painting during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

OP-ED: Anti-Racism Data Act will help to dismantle systemic racism

     

    FILE – Nathan Cullen on February 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    CULLEN: Collective effort to support Ukrainians a testament to B.C.’s spirit

       

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      Entertainment
      Xyólheméylh’s youth art/writing contest this year asked ‘What does being Indigenous mean to you?’ (Submitted)

      Winners announced for B.C.-wide art, writing contest for Indigenous youth

      Youth asked ‘What does being Indigenous mean to you?’ as the topic contest

      FILE - Boston Pops Conductor John Williams conducting the orchestra in Boston in 1980. Williams, 90, is devoting himself to composing concert music, including a piano concerto he’s writing for Emanuel X. This spring, he and cellist Yo-Yo Ma released the album “A Gathering of Friends,” recorded with the New York Philharmonic. (AP Photo, File)

      Movie music maestro John Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music

      After more than six decades of making bicycles soar, sending panicked swimmers…

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      Life
      Tamara Stanners at Vancouver's Zulu Records- Lia Crowe photography

      Among the stars

      Painting, producing and performing all part of Constellation Festival co-organizer’s artist pursuits

        April 28, 2022 - Tara Anderson (Co-Owner, Budget Blinds) in Ladysmith, photographed for Boulevard magazine. Don Denton photograph.

        Take cover

        Budget Blinds business owner Tara Anderson hits ground running to meet growing demand

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          Business
          FILE - Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices, behind, sit near illuminated Echo Button devices during an event by the company in Seattle on Sept. 27, 2017. Amazon’s Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members - even if they’re dead. The capability, unveiled at Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas Wednesday, June 22, 2022, is in development and would allow the virtual assistant to mimic the voice of a specific person based on a less than a minute of provided recording. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

          Amazon’s Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives

          Company says capability currently in development

          An Atlantic salmon is seen during a Department of Fisheries and Oceans fish health audit at the Okisollo fish farm near Campbell River, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. The executive director of British Columbia’s salmon farmers association says a formalized consultation process for the future of the industry is welcome after several years of “ad hoc” discussions stemming from the Liberal government’s pledge in 2019 to end open-net pen salmon aquaculture off B.C.’s coast. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jonathan Hayward

          B.C. salmon farming industry welcomes consultation after years of ‘ad hoc’ talks

          Consultation to bring industry, First Nations and governments together to talk about transition

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